Current Conditions
Morganton

Temp: 43.0°F

Forecast Last Updated at Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 6:59AM

Soggy Saturday; Cold Sunday

Saturday will be rainy across the Foothills. Light rain and drizzle will be featured for the morning hours, followed by a steadier and more moderate rainfall for the afternoon and tonight. Rain ends before daybreak, followed by a blast of Arctic air that will provide the season’s coldest temperatures of the season-to-date.

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Saturday Hi: 50 Lo: 41 Cloudy with rain arriving; Heaviest rainfall tonight; SE wind 5-10 mph

Sunday Hi: 41 Lo: 17 Mostly sunny; Blustery & much colder with morning highs; NW wind 10-20 mph gusting to 30, diminishing Sunday night

Monday Hi: 35 Lo: 17 Clear but quite cold; Light NW wind becoming calm Monday night

Tuesday Hi: 39 Lo: 32 Lots of sunshine; Increasing cloudiness late

Wednesday Hi: 50 Lo: 41 Cloudy with rain, especially PM

Further Out

Thursday - Cloudy with occasional rain, ending late; Decreasing cloudiness Thursday night; High in the lower 50s; Low in the upper 20s
Friday - Mostly clear, but cold; High in the lower 40s; Low in the upper teens

Forecast Discussion

Low-pressure moving eastward out of Arkansas today will move across the Tennessee Valley, reaching the Mid-Atlantic coast by early Sunday. The low will swing an Arctic cold front through the Appalachians during the wee-hours of Sunday. A soaking rain of up to an inch today and tonight can be expected.

The big story will be the Arctic cold, sending daytime temperatures plummeting and providing our coldest temps of the season thus far by daybreak Monday. Up in the mountains, a bit of snow shower activity will provide light accumulations.

Tuesday will continue to be dry and cold, but not as cold as Monday. Dry weather will continue until the next storm system brings rain back into the area by midweek into Thursday. Cold air will follow in the storm’s wake for the end of next week.

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